Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1917 — MORE CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED [ARTICLE]

MORE CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED

Jasper County Farmers Preparing for Aggressive Season. In accordance with the plan of the Jasper County Farming association’s Plan of benefiting all the people of the county, eight farmers’ clubs have been formed in as commodities in the last ten days with the hope that they will all work together to develop the resources of the county. In addition to the clubs already mentioned, the Bowling Green Farmers’ club was organized last Tuesday evening in the school house five miles northwest of town. John Zimmer was elected president and Erhardt Wuerthner was elected secretary. The next meeting will be held in the school house on the evening of April 24. On Thursday evening at the Parr school house a meeting was held at which the Parr Community club was organized. Trustee George Hammerton presided and introduced County Agent Learning, who spoke briefly upon the purpose and benefits of such C. E. Lakin made a few well chosen remarks in which he stated that other communities were making headway and thought that the people Of the vicinity of Parr were as progressive as any and that they should organize by all means. Joseph Kosta said that he, for one, was not too old to, learn and he felt that the people should mingle together and benefit each other as much as possible by their experiences;. Several others also expressed the sentiment of the meeting as desirous of having the community in the foremost rank of progress.

C. E. Lakin was elected president and George Hammerton was elected secretary. The next meeting will be held in the new school building at Parr on the evening of April 12 at which time an inter-, esting program will be rendered. I One of the most promising clubs in the county was formed at KniI man Friday evening. W. A. Laka presided and called on t'he county agent to take charge of the organization. Guy I)ooley emphasized 'the fact that a wider acquaintance I among farmers was highly desirjable and thought that the farmers* club offered the best means of bringing the people together. Jud. Michaels 'held the isame views and expressed them in a few well chosen words. William Middlecamp brought out the fact that a club might be made very educa-% |tional and suggested that a fuller appreciation of new discoveries on the part <jf farmers might be found to their advantages A vote was taken and It was discovered that those present were unanimous in

their support of the new movement. The officers elected were as follows: A. F. Rice, president; William Mid-* diecamp, vice-president; Mrs. H, B> Brown, secretary-treasurer. Following the business session, the club was entertained by several selections by the Kniman Girls’ quartet, which were well received. F. J. Pipal of Purdue gave a demonstration of the methods of oat smut control and stated that in tha neighborhood of SIOO,OOO could be saved annually in this county If farmers would only treat their seed oats. Arrangements were made with Mr. Reese of the Bardwell farms, Henry Smith, William Middlecamp, Guy Dooley Judson Mich*« aels, Rue McMurray, Albert Graham and W l . A. Lake to conduct demonstrations of the value of the method advocated by Mr. Pipal. The meeting was completed by a short talk by the well known booster for Kniman, John O’Connor. In,the course of his remarks Mr. O’Connor brought out the idea that the mobillizng of the agricultural industry to Improte conditions was simply a part of the national program of preparedness and that if this nation should become engaged in war the products of the farmers would be the most valued of her resources. He stated that this country should be the best prepared in all the world. Its battleships have no superiors in the navies of the world and by placing: agriculture bn its highest plane the country should be able to hold its own against any enemy with which it might become engaged. The next meeting will be held in Che Kniman school bouse on the evening of April 19 at which time everyone in the community is invited to be present.